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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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