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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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