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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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