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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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