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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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