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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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