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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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