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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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