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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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