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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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