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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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