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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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