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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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