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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key 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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