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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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