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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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