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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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