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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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