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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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