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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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