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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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