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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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