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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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