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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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