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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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