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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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