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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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