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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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