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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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