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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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