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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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