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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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