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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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