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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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