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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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