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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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