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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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