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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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