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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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