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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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