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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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