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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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