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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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