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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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