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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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