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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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