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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the 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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