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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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