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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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