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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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