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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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