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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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