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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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