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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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