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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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