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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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