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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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