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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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