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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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