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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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