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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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