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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the 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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