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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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