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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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