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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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