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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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