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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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