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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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