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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important 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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