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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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