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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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