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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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