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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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