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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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