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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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