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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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