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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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