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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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