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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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