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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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