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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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