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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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