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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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