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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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