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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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