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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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