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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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