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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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