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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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