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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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