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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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