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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers 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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