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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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