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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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