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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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