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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the 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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