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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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