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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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