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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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