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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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