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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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