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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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