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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. 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 classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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