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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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