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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 (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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