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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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