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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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