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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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