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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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