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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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