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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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