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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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