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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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