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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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