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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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