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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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