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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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