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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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