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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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