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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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