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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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