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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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