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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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