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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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