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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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