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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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