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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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