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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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