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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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