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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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