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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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