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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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