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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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