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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business 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 stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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