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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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