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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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