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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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