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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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