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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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