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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the key 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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