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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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