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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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