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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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