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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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