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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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