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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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