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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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