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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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