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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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