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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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