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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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