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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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