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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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