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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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