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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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