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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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