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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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