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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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