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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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