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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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