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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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