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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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