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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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