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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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