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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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