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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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