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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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