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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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