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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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