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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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