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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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