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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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