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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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