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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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