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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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