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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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