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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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