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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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