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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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