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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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