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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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