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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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