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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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