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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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