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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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