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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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