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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively 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 distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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