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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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