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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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