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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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