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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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