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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants 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. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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