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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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