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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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