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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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