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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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