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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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