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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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