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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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