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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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