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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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