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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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