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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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