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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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