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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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