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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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