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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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