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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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