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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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