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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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