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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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