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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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