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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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