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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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