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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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