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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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