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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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