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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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