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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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