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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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