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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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