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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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