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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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