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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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