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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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