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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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