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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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