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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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