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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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