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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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