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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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