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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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