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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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