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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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