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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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