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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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