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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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