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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key 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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