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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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