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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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