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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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