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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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