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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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