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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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