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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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