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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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