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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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