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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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