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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models 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 institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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