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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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