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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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