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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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