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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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