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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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