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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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