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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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