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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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