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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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