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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses 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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