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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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