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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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