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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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