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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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