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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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