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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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