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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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