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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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