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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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