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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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