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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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