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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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