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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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