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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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