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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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