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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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