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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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