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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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