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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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