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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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