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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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