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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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