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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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