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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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