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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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