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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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