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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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