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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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