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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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