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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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