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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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