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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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