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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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