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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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