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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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