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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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