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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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