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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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