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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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