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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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