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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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