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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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