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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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