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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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