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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different 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 participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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