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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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