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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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