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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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