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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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