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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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