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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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