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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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