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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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