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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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