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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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