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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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