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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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