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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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