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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key 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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