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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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