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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the 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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