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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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