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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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