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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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