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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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