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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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