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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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