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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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