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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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