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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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