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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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