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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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