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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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