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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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