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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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