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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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