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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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