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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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