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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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