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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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