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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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