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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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