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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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