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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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