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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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