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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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