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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 (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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