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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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