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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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