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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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