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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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