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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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