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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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