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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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