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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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