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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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