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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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