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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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