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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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