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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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