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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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