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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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