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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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