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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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