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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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