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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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