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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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