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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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