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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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