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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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