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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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