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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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