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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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