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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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