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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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