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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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