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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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