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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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