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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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