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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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