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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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