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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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