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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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