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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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