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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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