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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers 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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