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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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