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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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