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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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