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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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