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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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