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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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