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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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