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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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