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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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