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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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