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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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