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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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