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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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