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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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