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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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