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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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