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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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