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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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