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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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