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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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