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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important 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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