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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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