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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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