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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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