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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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