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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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