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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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