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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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