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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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