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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. 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. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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