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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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