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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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