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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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