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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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