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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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