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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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