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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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