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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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