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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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