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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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