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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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