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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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