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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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