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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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