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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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