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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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