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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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