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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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