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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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