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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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