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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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