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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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