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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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