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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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