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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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