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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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