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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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