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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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