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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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