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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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