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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key 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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