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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about 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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