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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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