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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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