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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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