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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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