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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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