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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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