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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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