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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)