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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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