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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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