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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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