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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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