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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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