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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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