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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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