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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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