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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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