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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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