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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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