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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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