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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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