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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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