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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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