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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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