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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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