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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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