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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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