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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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