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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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