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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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