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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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