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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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