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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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