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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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