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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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