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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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