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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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