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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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