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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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