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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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