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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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