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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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