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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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