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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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