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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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