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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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