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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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