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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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