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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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