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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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