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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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