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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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