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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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