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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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