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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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