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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses 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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