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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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