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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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