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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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