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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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