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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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