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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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