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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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