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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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