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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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